The traditional economy is linear: take resources, make products, throw them away. A circular economy keeps materials in use for as long as possible.
Linear vs circular
Linear: extract → manufacture → use → dump.
Circular: materials are recovered, reprocessed and returned to use again and again.
What it looks like in Chitwan
- Food waste → compost → Safa Mal fertiliser → healthier farm soil → food
- Plastic bottle → granules → irrigation pipe → water for crops
- Mixed plastic → eco-brick → paved public path
Why it matters here
- Reduces dependence on imported raw materials
- Creates local jobs in collection, sorting and manufacturing
- Cuts emissions and pollution
- Turns a municipal cost into local economic value